Quinchamalium parviflorum, W. D. Stevens 34192--Chile, La Laguna Maule, 22 Feb 2013 9504 (5).JPG
Native to Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (San Clemente, Curillinque)
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Decumbent; corolla yellow with a red center.
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio (Tucapel, Polcura)
-37.313333, -71.589444
Location Remarks
Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Decumbent with inflorescences erect, flowers yellow to red orange.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (San Clemente, Curillinque)
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Branches erect to ascending from a taproot; flowers yellow-orange with red centers.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz (La Paz)
-16.5525, -68.096111
Location Remarks
Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Schoepfiaceae
Genus
Quinchamalium
Specific Epithet
chilense
Authorship
Molina
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 45.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
4.6
Global rank
#3,718 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
